Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-07-13
Honors to Mr.. Stuart.

The retirement of Hon. Alex. H. 81.
Stuart from the Office of Rector Of the
University of Virginia has called out many
tributes of profound respect for the services
he has rendered his country. Col. Charles
S. Venable, Chairman of the Faculty of the
University, in transmitting the proceedings
of that body to the distinguished citizen
who declined further service because of ad-
vanced age and feebleness. embraced the
occasion to speak in the fulness of admira-
tion-in glowing thought and beautiful
expression-of the great respect in which
he was held for long and eminent public
services, and the interest which would al
ways be associated with his pane.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FACULTY.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA,
June list, 1887. :
WHEREAS, the Faculty has learned that
since its last meeting the Hon. A. ID. ID.
Stuart, the late Rector of the University,
has resigned his position as visitor, and
consequently as Rector of the Board, it is
deemed fitting to place upon the records OF
this body memorial of their high estimate
of his character and services. 1t is there
fore,
Resolred list, That the Faculty acknowl-
edge with gratitude the obligation which
the University owes to MIR. Stuart for the
faithful and efficient service which he has
rendered to the Institution 4; browning thus
a long and honorable career of public use
fulness with the devotion of his later years
to cherish the seminary which his dis
tinguished father aided the great founder of
the University to establish.
2. That the Faculty sincerely regret
that Mr.. Stuart has felt himself constrained
to separate himself from the administra-
ton of the University, and trust that by
the blessing of Providence his health may
be restored, and his life, so distinguished
in the past, may be long preserved to the
Commonwealth which he has SO long
served.
8. That these resolutions be enrolled
upon the minutes of the Faculty, and the
Chairman be requested to communicate
copy to Mr.. Stuart.
CHAs. s. VENABLE,
Chairman of the Faculty.
JAS. B. BAKER,
Secretary Of the Faculty.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA., !
June Both, 1887.
At meeting of the Board of Visitors of
the University Of Virginia, held at the
University on this day, the following was
unanimously adopted and ordered to be
made part of the record -
The members of this Board received
with deep sensibility the intelligence Of the
resignation by the Honorable A. 81. H.
Stuart of his place as Visitor and Rector
of the University. His long and distin-
guished services in the performance of high
public trusts confided to him in the State
and Federal Government. made his ap-
pointment to this Board most valuable
acquisition. His acknowledged talents,
ripe experience and wide reputation, adj
ded to his constant devotion to the welfare
of the University, enabled him to make his
earnest labors in her behalf productive of
large and lasting benefit. He was instru-
mental in procuring from enlightened men
of wealth most valuable benefactions for
the endowment of schools, and in uphold
ing the Just claims of the Institution to the
high regard of intelligent public opinion
throughout the country.
These valuable and faithful labors were
a fitting sequel to his arduous work in the
varied and eminent spheres of public duty
which be had filled with honor and ability,
and will be remembered with gratitude by
every friend Of the University.
Those members of this Board, who had
the honor and pleasure to be personally as
ISOLATED with him in its duties, lament his
retirement not only as serious loss to the
Institution, but as a sad privation of his
agreeable and instructive social inter
course.
The Secretary of this Board is directed
to send to Mr.. Stuart copy of this paper.
( The foregoing was done on the motion of
Hon. ]. L. Marye, Rector.
C0py-Teste:
JAS. D. JONES, i
Secretary.